Kamesha Hairston

Infobox WNBA Player
name = Kamesha Hairston

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caption = | team = Connecticut Sun
position = Forward
height_ft = 6 | height_in = 0
weight_lbs =
nationality = USA
birth_date = birth date and age|1985|8|18
birth_place = Toledo, Ohio
college = Temple
draft = 12^th overall
draft_year = 2007
draft_team = Connecticut Sun
career_start = 2007
career_end =
former_teams =
awards = Atlantic 10 Most Improved Player (2005) Atlantic 10 All-Defensive Team (2006, 2005)

Kamesha Hairston (born August 18, 1985 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American professional basketball player in the WNBA, currently playing for the Connecticut Sun.

College career

Coached under WNBA legend Dawn Staley, Hairston was the second scoring option in her first three years because of former Temple University and current Chicago Sky forward Candice Dupree was the star player at that time she still had a good junior season averaging 12.8 points per game as Dupree left the next year to be selected by the Sky. In the 2006-2007 season she was finally the star player of Temple University as she had a breakout senior year averaging 18.9 points per game with 8.9 rebounds per game. In the 2007 Tournament her final game was against Lindsey Harding led Duke as they lost the game 62-52.

References

http://www.wnba.com/draft2007/prospect_kamesha_hairston.html